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Outer Space Act 1986

c. 38

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or other similar officer of the body corporate, or a person pur- porting to act in any such capacity, he as well as the body corporate is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

In this subsection "director ", in relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, means a member of the body corporate.

(4) Proceedings for an offence committed outside the United Kingdom may be taken, and the offence may for incidental purposes be treated as having been committed, in any place in the United Kingdom.

(5) In proceedings for an offence under paragraph (a), (c), (d) or (f) of subsection (1) it is a defence for the accused to show that he used all due diligence and took all reasonable precau- tions to avoid the commission of the offence.

(6) A person other than a person to whom this Act applies is not guilty of an offence under this Act in respect of things done by him outside the United Kingdom, except--

(a) an offence of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring,

conspiracy or incitement in relation to the commission of an offence under this Act in the United Kingdom;

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(b) an offence under subsection (3) (liability of directors, offi- cers, &c.) in connection with an offence committed by a body corporate which is a person to whom this Act ap- plies.

(7) Section 2 (person to whom this Act applies) shall not be construed as restricting the persons against whom proceedings for an offence may be brought.

13.-(1) In this Act-

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dependent territory

means-

(a) a colony, or

(b) a country outside Her Majesty's dominions in which Her Majesty has jurisdiction in right of Her Government in the United Kingdom;

outer space" includes the moon and other celestial bodies ;

and

space object" includes the component parts of a space object, its launch vehicle and the component parts of

that.

(2) For the purposes of this Act a person carries on an activity if he causes it to occur or is responsible for its continuing.

Minor definitions.